March 1 – 31
Celebrate Women’s History Month with your children through books and film
Despite the significant talk of equality, it is not difficult to see that history has been unkind to half of humanity—women. For women of color, it’s been especially difficult. And yet, throughout time, women have been standing up and making a way forward for all those who come after them. From the suffrage movement to civil rights, it takes only a cursory review of history to witness the impact of the feminine heroes who have come before us.
As you go about celebrating Women’s History Month among your family, consider these books, films, and quotes as you do so. As Maya Angelou said, "Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.”
Book lists
To celebrate Women’s History Month with your children, consider the hundreds of “living” books in these free lists and curated bundles.
Film and television productions
To complement your children’s reading of women’s history, you might also consider watching these fine productions.
Quotes about Women’s History Month
Victor Hugo wisely encouraged, “When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes.” Though you may not be able to hear what these women said with their eyes, you can certainly use your eyes to read what they said. Find strength and resolve in their memorable words.
“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.”
Michelle Obama
“Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.”
Maya Angelou
“I want all the girls without an exception to have that space for themselves where they have opportunities to be the women they wish to be.”
Priyanka Chopra
“As women achieve power, the barriers will fall. As society sees what women can do, as women see what women can do, there will be more women out there doing things, and we’ll all be better off for it.”
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.”
Oprah Winfrey
“Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe you must become its soul.”
Coretta Scott King
“Well-behaved women seldom make history.”
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
“Feminism is for everybody.”
bell hooks
“Women are always at the front of revolutions.”
Buthayna Kamel
“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn't be that women are the exception.”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“Amazing things happen when women help other women.”
Kasia Gospos
This celebration of Women’s History Month was brought to you—with love—by Stories of Color.